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Colorado State Head Coach Jamie Bermel has earned the reputation as one of the nation's premier college golf coaches. Now entering his ninth year at Colorado State, Bermel has guided the Rams to seven NCAA appearances since his arrival in Fort Collins. Coach Bermel has helped develop the Colorado State program into one of national prominence. Since joining the Rams, Bermel's squads have compiled 113 team Top 10 finishes. He helped guide the team to unprecedented success in the 2003-2004 season and was named 2004 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. Under the guidance of Bermel, the Rams have won eight team titles. Bermel came to Colorado State after having served as the head coach at Iowa State, where he led the Cyclones to the NCAA Regionals in 1999. During two seasons in Ames, ISU won two tournaments and had nine Top 5 finishes. Prior to coaching at ISU, Bermel spent five years as the head coach at Drake. There, he led the Bulldogs to NCAA appearances in 1996 and `97, including a 23rd place finish in the `97 tournament. In that same year, the team won the Missouri Valley Conference title. In his years as a collegiate coach, Bermel has helped develop the games of a number of players that have moved on to the next level. Four of Bermel's former players are currently on tour. Two played for Bermel at Drake: 2007 Master's Champions Zach Johnson, and Ben Pettitt. Jason Knutzon played under Bermel at Iowa State and Martin Laird, former CSU standout, played under Bermel from 2000-2004 and competed on the Nationwide Tour in 2005 and 2007. Bermel is a 1986 graduate of Central College in Pella, Iowa, and received a master's degree from Purdue University in 1988. Jamie and his wife, Jacque, have three children: Emily (11), Jack (9) and Charlie (7).
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